Claude and Martha Sue Shelton vanished from Gerry’s Trailer Park in Corbin, Kentucky, on a spring evening in May 1971 after putting their three children to bed. They left together in a white 1967 Ford Galaxie 500, reportedly headed for King’s Truck Stop about five miles away, and were never seen again. Their car has never been found.

Friends and family said abandoning the children would have been out of character; Claude had held the same job for a decade and both parents were described as devoted. About $600 that had been kept in a bowl on the kitchen counter was missing, while Claude’s recent paycheck and Sue’s purse remained at home. Early investigators found few leads, truck stop employees did not recall seeing them, and searches turned up no trace.

Law enforcement revisited the case over the years, including collecting DNA from the Sheltons’ children to compare against unidentified remains, but no matches have been made. Does anyone who lived in Corbin or worked at King’s Truck Stop in May 1971 have details that could help explain what happened to Claude and Sue Shelton?